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it involves two new tunnels, a new portal bridge, some new tracks that go from, basically, lautenberg center all the way to the new two tunnels, and it also includes space within penn station for especially new jersey transit trains that don't have the same ability that long island railroad does to stop quickly and store or their trains on the, in the hudson yards or the west side yards. >> and where are you with that? >> we're in a planning stage. we -- some of the projects could move a little bit quicker than the others, and we included that in the after-sandy request of $336 million. and what we really need to do is make sure we secure a space under the hudson yards. it's about an 800-foot section at about $190 million. because once that, once that real estate development actually occur, it would close off the ability to get those two new tunnels in. the second thing we really need to do that was going to be done under arc but also would be done under gateway is to raise to a platform or to a different location that sub 41 station that was flooded during the tunnel. and also add hi
it involves two new tunnels, a new portal bridge, some new tracks that go from, basically, lautenberg center all the way to the new two tunnels, and it also includes space within penn station for especially new jersey transit trains that don't have the same ability that long island railroad does to stop quickly and store or their trains on the, in the hudson yards or the west side yards. >> and where are you with that? >> we're in a planning stage. we -- some of the projects could...
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so that's a new. it's going to take a little time but i saw a lot of hope of what those district governments could do for people. the other thing i will tell you is everybody gets included in the tent in these meetings. and that means the taliban. so you've got meetings were coalition commander in his heavy army uniform sits down, breaks bread, talks to people knowing that there's taliban representatives in the room. and i'm two, three, five feet away from them. no. if they are not active, they are reporting back. i think what we need to understand, and i told my guys to understand, that's okay. that's okay. because essentially feeds the approach that government, is trying to reach out to everybody, and include everybody. having said that you can have the specter of the taliban using that to commit violence or problems. but if you look strategically, my opinion, every nation has had to come to terms with some sort of reconciliation process and how does this end. it starts at the small levels, too. it
so that's a new. it's going to take a little time but i saw a lot of hope of what those district governments could do for people. the other thing i will tell you is everybody gets included in the tent in these meetings. and that means the taliban. so you've got meetings were coalition commander in his heavy army uniform sits down, breaks bread, talks to people knowing that there's taliban representatives in the room. and i'm two, three, five feet away from them. no. if they are not active, they...
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news and world report." [applause] just 18 months ago our guest today leon panetta presided in the cia director over one of the most daring operations in the country's history. field team six's operation neptune spear, the raid on osama bin laden secret compound in pakistan. three days ago, defense secretary panetta landed in turkey where he signed an order that would send to patriot missile batteries in 400 u.s. troops to operate them to the turkish border, a stark warning to syria's president bashar al-assad to cease the airstrikes and fighting against syrian rebels that have bled into turkish territory. we can't spend a lot of time worrying about whether -- secretary panetta said afterwards. yet an interview with esquire, he said if he invited kim jong-un over for dinner he would serve him a glass of wine and try to understand how the guy things. clearly the piano playing dog loving secretary of defense is a complex man. his list of accomplishments over 74 years spans two branches of government, education
news and world report." [applause] just 18 months ago our guest today leon panetta presided in the cia director over one of the most daring operations in the country's history. field team six's operation neptune spear, the raid on osama bin laden secret compound in pakistan. three days ago, defense secretary panetta landed in turkey where he signed an order that would send to patriot missile batteries in 400 u.s. troops to operate them to the turkish border, a stark warning to syria's...
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the new s.t.a.r.t. proceedings made it clear that the nuclearhu balance between the united states and russia under new s.t.a.r.t. force levels would be stable except, of course, for the huge diversity or disparity, i would say, in tactical nucleac weapons that russia enjoys. but under this stability there would be no be incentives to strike first during a crisis, nor would there be incentives to grow our respective nuclearhoul arsenals in the future. we should, therefore, think very carefully before we contemplate changes to longstanding u.s. nuclear deterrence policies orer pursue further reductions ins support of the president's the armament agenda. we absolutely cannot know for n certain that fewer numbers of weapons will make us safer. in fact, henry kissinger and brent scowcroft recently us reminded us, quote: that strategic stability is not inherent with low numbers of weapons. indeed, excessively low numbersn which surprisewh attacks are conceivable, end of quote. policymakers would do well to he
the new s.t.a.r.t. proceedings made it clear that the nuclearhu balance between the united states and russia under new s.t.a.r.t. force levels would be stable except, of course, for the huge diversity or disparity, i would say, in tactical nucleac weapons that russia enjoys. but under this stability there would be no be incentives to strike first during a crisis, nor would there be incentives to grow our respective nuclearhoul arsenals in the future. we should, therefore, think very carefully...
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but we won't introduce a new tax on property. this would require or a revaluation of hundreds of thousands of homes. in my view, it would be intrusive, expensive to levy, raise little, and the temptation for future chancellors to bring ever more homes into its net would be with irresistible, so we're not having a new homes tax. we have in this parliament already reduced the amount of tax relief we give to the very largest pension pots. from 2014-'15, i will further reduce the lifetime allowance from 1.5 million pounds to 1.25 million pounds and reduce the annual allowance from 50,000 pounds to 40,000 pounds. this will reduce the cost of tax relief to the public purse by an extra billion pounds a year by 2016-'17. 98% of people currently approaching retirement have a pension pot worth less than 1.25 million. indeed, the median pot for such people is just 55,000 pounds. 99% of pension savers make annual contributions of less than 40,000 pounds. the average contribution to a pension is just 6,000 pounds a year. now, i know these tax
but we won't introduce a new tax on property. this would require or a revaluation of hundreds of thousands of homes. in my view, it would be intrusive, expensive to levy, raise little, and the temptation for future chancellors to bring ever more homes into its net would be with irresistible, so we're not having a new homes tax. we have in this parliament already reduced the amount of tax relief we give to the very largest pension pots. from 2014-'15, i will further reduce the lifetime allowance...
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you're relatively new. having observed the process in the short amount of time you've been there, what are your thoughts about how we can really move the commission from the copper wire era to today in and what would restructure look -- i have a minute left, so if you could kind of split that time, that'd be helpful. >> well, i think in part you're referring to the task force that the chairman just put in place, which i think is a very good -- >> or your ideas. >> excuse me? >> your ideas. >> i mean, he -- >> all right. i will say that years ago we used to exist with a wire line, copper line into our houses, but the networks we use today are far more diverse. one-third of our households only have -- >> so how to reform the commission? we know that. i mean, how do we reform the commission? >> well, i think part of the reforming the commission is understanding the networks that are out there and making sure the structure reflects those networks. so we do haven cans about how we look at this as a matter of sil
you're relatively new. having observed the process in the short amount of time you've been there, what are your thoughts about how we can really move the commission from the copper wire era to today in and what would restructure look -- i have a minute left, so if you could kind of split that time, that'd be helpful. >> well, i think in part you're referring to the task force that the chairman just put in place, which i think is a very good -- >> or your ideas. >> excuse me?...
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because of new technology. those rules saying you could just ask for all the documents were written at a time when people didn't think about what this would be like. they thought it'd be people going through a few files, and here they are. so wee need to address those issues. >> in your prior answer about the mess santa surprises, you mention -- the pleasant surprises, you mentioned you had been a very successful, actually, oral advocate before the supreme court. as i mentioned before, many people regarded you as the best oral advocate of your generation, including one you colleagues -- of your colleagues who i won't mention by name. now that you've been on the other side of the bench for a while, is there any advice you would have for your former self or other people in the position of arguing before the court that you hadn't realized at the time? >> well, first of all, i did not become the best supreme court and appellate advocate until i became chief justice. [laughter] i became a lot better at -- my jokes g
because of new technology. those rules saying you could just ask for all the documents were written at a time when people didn't think about what this would be like. they thought it'd be people going through a few files, and here they are. so wee need to address those issues. >> in your prior answer about the mess santa surprises, you mention -- the pleasant surprises, you mentioned you had been a very successful, actually, oral advocate before the supreme court. as i mentioned before,...
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i know there's new ridership numbers and now we're talking a $68 billion project with a new timeline. i know there have been some changes with the rail authority. but on the $68 billion, the numbers i have here prop 1a would be 12% of the project, the federal funding would be 4.8% of the project. the unfunded piece, 38.6 billion dollars that was unsecured federal funds, 56.4% of the project. do you anticipate that that will be a request from congress on stimulus dollars? do you think it'll be part of a budget? any idea where that 56% or $38.6 billion will come from? >> well, i'll just be honest with you, mr. denham, i would hope that we could find members of congress that wouldn't prohibit the federal government from funding high-speed rail projects. that's a good first start. we -- look, as long as there's language in bills that prohibits us from funding, we're going nowhere. so if you'd be good enough to withdraw your language in that appropriation bill or tell many mccarthy to do that, that'd be a good first start for us. we're not going to get one dollar as long as there's languag
i know there's new ridership numbers and now we're talking a $68 billion project with a new timeline. i know there have been some changes with the rail authority. but on the $68 billion, the numbers i have here prop 1a would be 12% of the project, the federal funding would be 4.8% of the project. the unfunded piece, 38.6 billion dollars that was unsecured federal funds, 56.4% of the project. do you anticipate that that will be a request from congress on stimulus dollars? do you think it'll be...
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taken to los angeles, to new york and chicago but it is important to get to new york first. he starts his junior year. >> host: his first night in new york city. >> i was a little dubious but turns out to be true. he was not that spending night in that apartment would be better, but he couldn't get in. he couldn't get the keys and couldn't find the landlord, a friend of a friend of his mother, he left outside with his suitcase -- barre had called him and found a cue the next morning. >> host: genevieve makes a scene in new york city. who is genevieve? >> guest: and australian to his mother mary, second marriage was to a notable american, bill jesup, the family had american ties to a private high school in new york state and came to new york city and met barack obama, as she called him, after he graduated from columbia. they have a lot in common from the moment they met. indonesian connections, fodder and mother had lived in indonesia, he was a diplomat, she had lived there in the same area when young barry was there. she felt like an outsider because like many children, conn
taken to los angeles, to new york and chicago but it is important to get to new york first. he starts his junior year. >> host: his first night in new york city. >> i was a little dubious but turns out to be true. he was not that spending night in that apartment would be better, but he couldn't get in. he couldn't get the keys and couldn't find the landlord, a friend of a friend of his mother, he left outside with his suitcase -- barre had called him and found a cue the next...
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plus links to international news media and legislatures around the world. you can watch recent video including programs deal with other international issues. you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs, we casey jennings live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watched key public policy defense. every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs, get our schedules at our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> twenty-five years ago the u.s. and the soviet union signed a treaty which removed thousands of nuclear missiles from europe. former reagan administration officials talk about the negotiations that led to the intermediate nuclear forces treaty. at this event hosted by the american foreign service association, it's an hour 20 minutes. >> okay. i think we're ready to go. i would invite everyone to take their seats. i'd like to wish all a very good morning. i'm susan johnson, the president of afsa, and i'd like to extend a very warm afsa welcome to you all, and tha
plus links to international news media and legislatures around the world. you can watch recent video including programs deal with other international issues. you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs, we casey jennings live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watched key public policy defense. every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs, get our schedules at our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media...
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we need a new course. ambassador ford, you heard from him already, ambassador ford has led the charge in coordinating humanitarian assistance. let me share a few thoughts on this brave american, ambassador for. his personal courage and commitment, seeing a way forward in syria, are remarkable. that is an understatement. the visiting july of 2011 will attest to american commitment and concern for the syrian people. i was proud to chair his confirmation hearings and served as ambassador and appreciated his friendship and openness to engaging with congress over the course of this crisis. precisely the kind of diplomat we need in these challenging times and we need more robert fords. ambassador ford and his team have led an important effort to support a more cohesive and moderate opposition political group in syria. this is not been easy. opposition to political organizing is difficult in the best circumstances, not to mention during a war after decades of severe repression by the syrian government. despite th
we need a new course. ambassador ford, you heard from him already, ambassador ford has led the charge in coordinating humanitarian assistance. let me share a few thoughts on this brave american, ambassador for. his personal courage and commitment, seeing a way forward in syria, are remarkable. that is an understatement. the visiting july of 2011 will attest to american commitment and concern for the syrian people. i was proud to chair his confirmation hearings and served as ambassador and...
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i feel a new pack of top trumps on the horizon. [cheers and applause] >> edward, thank you for your presence, all you have done, for what you are doing and what you said to us today, which will remain in people's mines i'm sure for a long time to come. i was teasing you. i was teasing you just a tad when i said that edward had the last word, because the very last words to be heard in this chamber today are to come from a representative of the southwest of england, please give a last welcome to charlie finch. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. it would be a privilege to see once again u k's parliament making history by debate hearing in the house of commons. every one. is it privileged to sit on the green benches and speak out in behalf of young people. every single person has passion and energy, showing once again we as young people do care about society as we have to change the nation so well done. and progress has taken place behind the scenes, making this event possible. i feel i can speak for us all when i say we
i feel a new pack of top trumps on the horizon. [cheers and applause] >> edward, thank you for your presence, all you have done, for what you are doing and what you said to us today, which will remain in people's mines i'm sure for a long time to come. i was teasing you. i was teasing you just a tad when i said that edward had the last word, because the very last words to be heard in this chamber today are to come from a representative of the southwest of england, please give a last...
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um, now, that's the good news. it could be that we're getting in on a late downturn because according to the national poison control centers, um, their reports of bath salts went up dramatically in 2010 but have been declining since and dropped by more than half, and they're still declining. so i think maybe what's happened here is, first of all, the fda scheduled some of the ingredients used in these over-the-count canner drugs which, by the way, have nothing to do with bath salts, that's just the term that's used the make them look legitimate. and in addition i think the media coverage has been so intense about the adverse effects of bath salts that probably a lot of kids have gotten the message. so anyway, the main point is that we're at low level compare today what we might have had. now, as you've heard synthetic marijuana, that's not true. this is a synthetic drug that has really made inroads, and it's the second most widely-used drug among eighth and tenth graders, the third among twelfth graders after marij
um, now, that's the good news. it could be that we're getting in on a late downturn because according to the national poison control centers, um, their reports of bath salts went up dramatically in 2010 but have been declining since and dropped by more than half, and they're still declining. so i think maybe what's happened here is, first of all, the fda scheduled some of the ingredients used in these over-the-count canner drugs which, by the way, have nothing to do with bath salts, that's just...
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i want to assure you 70 is the new 40. just like 60 or 52 is the new 30. may be -- you talk passionately about your awareness of the fact that as an athlete you are and have been a role model and you took that responsibility to heart. among your colleagues including those who are current players is it your sense that most players understand that? >> i would hope so but i can't say it is across the board. i would only say as far as i'm concerned, football was everything for me and it is payback time, time to give back and that is what we try to instill outstanding linebackers as a vehicle to lay claim, anybody eligible gets a letter from us to take the pledge that you will play, that is all we can do. we reach millions of kids. that is just one of my ways of giving back. g.i. joe no. it has been tough. one of the most difficult things. because of what mr. gimbel is saying about this deal about winning. >> mr. cummings was talking about kids in his district in all four areas, many were low-income, can't afford to go to an nfl game but they're aware of nfl pl
i want to assure you 70 is the new 40. just like 60 or 52 is the new 30. may be -- you talk passionately about your awareness of the fact that as an athlete you are and have been a role model and you took that responsibility to heart. among your colleagues including those who are current players is it your sense that most players understand that? >> i would hope so but i can't say it is across the board. i would only say as far as i'm concerned, football was everything for me and it is...
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and as you know, it's the tradition for a new commander to mint a coin when we stand up a new command. when we stood up the command that day, we hadn't printed a coin yet, but i'd like to be able to present one to you, sir. and there you are. >> that's great. >> they probably want a picture of that. thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. >> thanks for being here. [applause] >> well, thank you very much, admiral. i appreciate that very much, and i really appreciate the opportunity to be able to be here at this one-year anniversary. of bringing bethesda/walter reed together. this was ap amazing effort -- an amazing effort, not easy to do, but i commend all of you for your willingnesses to work together as a team and to make this a success. want to thank you for your leadership, because what you have here is a world class center for healing, for compassion and for empowerment. i am, i am particularly honored today because, you know, in the holiday season first and foremost i would like to wish all of you and your families and the entire walter reed community a safe and happy and healthy
and as you know, it's the tradition for a new commander to mint a coin when we stand up a new command. when we stood up the command that day, we hadn't printed a coin yet, but i'd like to be able to present one to you, sir. and there you are. >> that's great. >> they probably want a picture of that. thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. >> thanks for being here. [applause] >> well, thank you very much, admiral. i appreciate that very much, and i really appreciate...
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and naturalization ceremony for 225 new citizens to the united states. while the national archives has hosted this for decades it never ceases to the support and to defend the constitution for the actual document. link urge you to return over the next several days for more discussions on the special event of the constitution's birthday. on monday september 17 at -- from noon until 2:00 we do a happy birthday to the u.s. constitution and the theater and a special program in celebration of the signing of the constitution in the first 225 guests will join the founding fathers for cake after their performance in the allen theater. on wednesday ,-com,-com ma september 19, at 7:00 p.m., the constitution and the war of 1812 again here in the theater. this is the 2012 claude moore lecture, journalists roger mudd moderates a panel discussion on what so proudly we hail, the messages of the war of 1812. tonight we are privileged to hear two distinguished guests discuss the past, present and future of the united states constitution. akhil reed amar has joined yale u
and naturalization ceremony for 225 new citizens to the united states. while the national archives has hosted this for decades it never ceases to the support and to defend the constitution for the actual document. link urge you to return over the next several days for more discussions on the special event of the constitution's birthday. on monday september 17 at -- from noon until 2:00 we do a happy birthday to the u.s. constitution and the theater and a special program in celebration of the...
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and if we abandon that business model, if fox news to mauro says all right, here is the new message from roger ailes, can't we all just get along? we may not like what this president likes to do but he is a good man and we can find ways to work with them. i will guarantee you is that within a week there would be a news channel that take the old message and the two and a half million people at any given time which is 20 million people will gravitate over there and that is where the moneymaking would be. so it's very hard to change this stuff. how do you create a public square you can share a common set of facts and then the date, hammer and talk over assertions. at the same time getting to what mckee said, we have to find ways to broaden the electorate. we are both big fans having spent time in australia big fans of the australian system in the polls. i want to commend the details here, but basically a small fine you can vote for none of the above have lead over many decades to the 95% plus the turnout in australia. high turnout is not an end of itself, the former soviet union had 95% tur
and if we abandon that business model, if fox news to mauro says all right, here is the new message from roger ailes, can't we all just get along? we may not like what this president likes to do but he is a good man and we can find ways to work with them. i will guarantee you is that within a week there would be a news channel that take the old message and the two and a half million people at any given time which is 20 million people will gravitate over there and that is where the moneymaking...
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i also think the news media plays a role in this. they used to be that there was a kind of shared set of assumptions and news that everybody watched walter cronkite were hotly in brinkley and they sort of made up for, you can argue how successfully, but play things down the middle and that was true of newspapers as well. rupert murdoch brought fox news to the united states, which is based more on an english model, where and when everybody knows guardian as a laborer paper and fox news became a republican channel and msnbc became a liberal channel. so you have people getting information that is as different as their political views and that contributes to some polarization. i think it's a great question. these are ideas, but i don't have a complete answer for you. >> do you have an idea of how chief justice roberts feels about citizens united? >> i know he voted for it. that's a pretty good tip off for it there. can i talk about this in "the oath." there is a key set of arizona about sort of a successor case. it was as big of a deal,
i also think the news media plays a role in this. they used to be that there was a kind of shared set of assumptions and news that everybody watched walter cronkite were hotly in brinkley and they sort of made up for, you can argue how successfully, but play things down the middle and that was true of newspapers as well. rupert murdoch brought fox news to the united states, which is based more on an english model, where and when everybody knows guardian as a laborer paper and fox news became a...
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but that is somewhat news to me. in fairness, had to in the reform that is probably a good one where we've done the research. we looked at the concept of an education program to past 15 quizzes. he passed 80% competency in a program like that. they've been trained for the last five years, but this is important. how do we know the transfer is in the new knowledge in the field? to try to be quick here, the concept does have a player safety coach that is part of the lake, some of the coaches respect, has been a coach and we were to train a person that began and they are on site to assess vendor to. so they work with coaches at the beginning of the season, throughout the season, tackling the proper way. they have the season with a work with the parents. we need to do a whole lot more with parents literally look and see thank you come you're making us feel more comfortable. so the long way to get to -- again i don't recall the conversation, but i hope they get royalties from the book. i think the parents are looking for w
but that is somewhat news to me. in fairness, had to in the reform that is probably a good one where we've done the research. we looked at the concept of an education program to past 15 quizzes. he passed 80% competency in a program like that. they've been trained for the last five years, but this is important. how do we know the transfer is in the new knowledge in the field? to try to be quick here, the concept does have a player safety coach that is part of the lake, some of the coaches...
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later, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke holds a news conference following a meeting of the
later, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke holds a news conference following a meeting of the
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that we would explore but new technologies for new products and new jobs. yes, i visited her dad at mission control and i've been there during the great research that we were able to see being done in that area. she, too, remember, the home of the komen foundation is in texas. but it is not -- senator hutchison was very clear that she wanted to be sure that she, too, was an advocate for women's health. we worked together on mammogram quality standards. madam president, were you aware that in the early days -- and i know sometimes we sound like we built the pyramids together when i tell these stories -- it is both ancient history and a recent reality. if you went into a doctor's office 10, 12 years ago for a mammogram, you might have gotten a chest x-ray and they would have called it a mammogram. it was often given by untrained technicians, no standards for the equipment, that it would really work the way it's supposed to work, f often uncalibrated and ineffectual. senator hutchison and i worked using sound science, thorough hearings, working with the instit
that we would explore but new technologies for new products and new jobs. yes, i visited her dad at mission control and i've been there during the great research that we were able to see being done in that area. she, too, remember, the home of the komen foundation is in texas. but it is not -- senator hutchison was very clear that she wanted to be sure that she, too, was an advocate for women's health. we worked together on mammogram quality standards. madam president, were you aware that in...